Realise operational savings
Traditional process | Using eCargo | |
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Prepare run sheets then phone, fax or email to carriers. | ➜ | Automate communication of freight requirements to freight providers. |
Each dispatcher and site manages freight movements in their own way, requiring reliance on key staff and non-alignment between sites. | ➜ | Standardise freight execution processes across the entire business. |
Delivery requirements change, but carriers are not informed; the wrong vehicles are sent to pick up goods. | ➜ | Real time visibility over freight requirements increases time available for better planning and execution of transport. |
Manual reconciliation of freight invoices with actual freight movements, if at all. Proof of delivery queries and exceptions hold up invoice payments. | ➜ | Automation of freight cost calculations, providing a standard workflow for invoice management. |
Leverage web based technology
Traditional process | Using eCargo | |
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No visibility of freight movements across sites or by management. | ➜ | Accessibility from anywhere, anytime. |
Discrepancies in delivery data between manufacturers and freight providers. | ➜ | All parties in your supply chain have visibility over the same delivery data. |
Daily activities occur on paper or email and are not archived for future reference. | ➜ | All transactional data is stored securely on our servers supported by industry standard high-availability and disaster recovery. |
Complicated & costly maintenance of B2B interfaces with many service providers. | ➜ | Integrate once - and only once. |
Achieve strategic goals
Traditional process | Using eCargo | |
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Implement new logistics initiatives to reduce freight spend but have difficulty measuring the actual impact on freight spend. | ➜ | Measure freight costs in real time. See how your logistics initiatives have reduced your freight spend. |
An inability to accurately measure the performance of freight providers, due to lack of complete and timely data. | ➜ | Measurements of freight provider performance, daily, weekly or monthly; measure against key performance goals agreed in service level agreements. |
Larger suppliers attempt to lock customers in through proprietary systems and integration with core systems. | ➜ | No lock-in. eCargo is a neutral party whereby suppliers can be unplugged and replaced with minimal change to the business. |
Scale across the business
Traditional process | Using eCargo | |
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Different processes and tools used to manage each mode of transport. No integration between modes. | ➜ | Multi-Modal capability provides end to end visibility - whether by road, rail or sea. Provides shipping schedule and vessel booking management. |
Little visibility over inbound freight for raw materials and stock from other sites/suppliers. | ➜ | Leverage off the existing network of eCargo customers. One customer's finished goods is another customer's inbound materials. Control of inbound logistics and optimisation of in/outbound vehicle movements. |
Distributed management of dispatch and invoicing. | ➜ | Centralised management of dispatch and/or invoicing. |